Best Elementary Schools in Massachusetts

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MCAS Next Generation test scores by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The most recent update was on Monday, September 29, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 906)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
331	Major Edwards Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Crescent Street	West Boylston	01583	Worcester County	West Boylston	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 835-4461	462	34	13.7		340 (73.6%)	23 (5.0%)	56 (12.1%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.1%)	$18,617							64.8	64.4	326	5		251239002034
332	Alighieri Dante Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	37 Gove Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8529	109	12	9.3		36 (33.0%)	3 (2.8%)	62 (56.9%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	$37,674							64.4	58.9	381	49		250279002835
333	Gill Elementary	Public	K-6	48 Boyle Rd	Gill	01354	Franklin County	Gill-Montague	No	No	No	No	(413) 863-3255	110	10	10.7		89 (80.9%)	2 (1.8%)	7 (6.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.1%)	$25,289							64.1	63	339	6		250527002382
334	Academy Avenue	Public	K-5	94 Academy Avenue	Weymouth	02189	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	No	(781) 335-4717	357	24	15.1		228 (63.9%)	36 (10.1%)	58 (16.2%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.9%)	$17,568							63.8	68.1	299	35		251284002103
335	South Elementary	Public	K-5	171 Ash Street	Stoughton	02072	Norfolk County	Stoughton	No	No	No	No	(781) 344-7004	305	24	12.9		144 (47.2%)	83 (27.2%)	33 (10.8%)	19 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.2%)	$18,292							63.5	64.8	321	14		251125001863
336	Aborn	Public	K-5	409 Eastern Avenue	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7320	224	19	11.5		56 (25.0%)	18 (8.0%)	117 (52.2%)	23 (10.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.6%)	$24,735							63.4	44.7	524	188		250711001061
337	Indian Head	Public	K-4	720 Indian Head Street	Hanson	02341	Plymouth County	Whitman-Hanson	No	No	No	No	(781) 618-7065	494	32	15.4		426 (86.2%)	14 (2.8%)	24 (4.9%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.9%)	$10,280							63.4	57.3	400	63		251293001497
338	Willis E Thorpe	Public	K-5	1 Avon Road	Danvers	01923	Essex County	Danvers	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 774-6946	294	21	14.1		253 (86.1%)	6 (2.0%)	31 (10.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$18,174							63.1	73.6	256	82		250399000538
339	George H Potter	Public	PK, KG-5	185 Cross Rd	North Dartmouth	02747	Bristol County	Dartmouth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 996-8259	407	28	14.5		332 (81.6%)	2 (0.5%)	40 (9.8%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)	$16,941							62.8	60.5	361	22		250402000542
340	Roosevelt Avenue	Public	K-5	108 Roosevelt Avenue	North Attleborough	02760	Bristol County	North Attleborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 643-2151	255	20	12.7		193 (75.7%)	18 (7.1%)	13 (5.1%)	26 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$16,263							62.8	73	260	80		250873001408

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts, MCAS Next Generation Mathematics, MCAS Next Generation Science test scores released by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 29, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.